The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-25

relative Of the man who was hung, waa
present and wore no mask, whilo all the
othero did. They had prevlously held o
meeting ut tho school houee near and
resolved on these two executions.
Duff last words were addressod 10 bis
wife, who was prosent: 5g 8
"Ellen, they are going 10 kill mo! | tell
you Tor the laet time l an not guilty"
He was dragged few rods from the
house and his throat cut With knife. His
only words were, "Oh, God Oh, God |"
The body OF Coon hung to the treO and
Dua'g lay on the road oil that night and
all the beautiful Sabbath which followed,
30 great being the reign OF terror that no.
body dared obay the dlc.ates Of decency
and humsnity and remove them.
MIR. RYAN's FUNERAL.
On Sunday Rev. Mr.. Ryan was buried.
Probably such funeral was mover seen
before In q time CT peace. Long before
the hour announced large crowds wore to
be seen on oil tho roads leadipg 10 the
murdered ministers Into reuidencs. By
10 o'clock fully 1900 people had gathered
there. Many OF them were armed with
guns; others had rpyclyelo in their belts
with no effort at conceaiment.
The residence Is q model country home,
with an organ and many ovldeuces OF re-.
tlnement. The funeral ssrvletF; Seru i'm.
pressivo in theextreme. Rev. Mr.. shackle.
ford, OF Spencer, OBLIGATED. Mr.. Ryan's
rema:nu were laid to rest naas hia home
on gentle hill under spreading chestnut
tree, whe.e IA bad often expreuasd a de-
sire to ulOcp tho sleep that knowu no earth
ly waking.
Tho last words OF tho murdered man
were poe:ical aad beautiful: II an going to
meet Mother at tho gate"
TIE TRIAL CT DRAKE.
Monday morning. az the Ryan residence
was set as tho tima and place t,r tho pre-.
liminary hearing OF Perry Drake, who had
meantime been kept in the woods by the
guard. He was taken upstGirs and in tho
presence OF i've witneeaea every artfice
was resorted 10 to obtain confession, but
totally In vain. He remarked tha! they
might kill him, for they had him foul /;
but he would tell the truth. fte knew
nothing Of the murder; he vas not friendly
with Coon, tho Du0a or Dan Canning.
ham. The last named had arrested him
q shot timo bein5e for Illicit diSii!line.
He insisted upon q trial at frat, but later
was persuaded to waivo a hearing and
upon making an affidavit that he did not
believe his lie would be eaio in the Roane
county jail at Spencer, he was ordered to
DO transferred to the kenawhs county
jail, whore no was taken by Detective
Burnett, Constable Gbuon end posse.
Drake has never confessed directly nor
indirectly, nor did any Of the accused con-
less at any Time.
Drake is still in the Ksnawha Jail, but
hos 80 little to fear Of indictment that be
has refused to employ counsel.
CIRCuMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
The shot which killed Mr.. Ryan ia al
legged to have been fred from Coon's
pistol, q forty-four Colts double action
revolver. Reiiable tests have since ahown
that shot from that revolver will not
have the effect that shot did. An empty
shell found under the window OF the
Ryan house elbows that it belonged to n
Winchester rifle, the only gun Of which
kind in the country belonged TO one OF
the men accrsed Of completely in the
Keyser robbery, eni identified by Mr..
keyser, and this man, it ia boldly olis7gsd,
was prominent in the heiynching party.
"What is your theory about the case 2"
the reporter asked Capt. Burnett.
ut was the work OF some Of the worst
members OF tho Consolidated Baud,'n
enid he, "and thoit object was to secure
cash for their defense in their approaching
triala Ter robbery and arson."
Gan you account 70: the whereabouts
OF tho accused at the time2p
"Ies, cir; every one OF them.n
CUNNINGHAM IN CHARLESTON.
"Whers is Dan Cunningham, the al
legged leater?"
"At Charleston now, Under the protec-
ton Of the detectives. He has never tried
to elude Justice; has been befora Judge
Fleming end lately been with Detective
Baldwin and myself to Jackson and Roane
to secure evidences against the lyncheys,
who will be prosecuted sooner or later to
the bitter end"
"Where will thst prosecution be? In
Roane cornty?" :
"It ], bound to be; thcy will not re.
move it. And do not know that It ought
to be moved. Tho next step will be lie.
gal one, the movers being the law-abiding
people, whom you must not forget in all
this tnlk, are in the majority there. The
ofiicialu will do their duty"
THE NEW KENTUCKY rErps,
"What was the origin Of the feuds
which seemed to exist in and about New
Kentucky" @
"for many years past the Cunning.
hams and Dusis have aided the govern
mont In bloaking up Illicit diatilleries and
in pursuing other Violations Of law. This
was confirmed by the recent conviction OF
Winfield Ksyaer. now under sentence OF
fifteen months Imprisonment in the
Moundsville penitentiary. The informa-
ton was given by Dan Cunningham aud
the arrest nsdo by Robert NJ. Duf, and
the prisoner and bic still taken 10 Charles.
ton. In sentencing him yesterday Judge
Jackaon gave him severe lecture,
auimadverting upon tho occurranceg in
bis section Of country.
"ssvera! years ago Nathan Cunning
ham. BROTHER Of Dams, and then Dep
uty United E.atss Marshal, was killed, and
it goes without saying that this crime was
committed by Wade Kountz and tho
Skeens boya."
TUE PARTISAN FuAsE,
"Pinkerton detectives were employed,
opened store in New Kentuck, but were
betrayed and fsiled in their efforts, their
object being to complete title to large
sections Of land owned by residents Of
New York, but claimed by equattera.
Names Of the entire organization ere in
tho hsndu OF officers and careful inveati-
cation shows thst osch and all are Demo-
crats, the only Republican nlembers hay.
ing long since Withdrawn"
"You refer now to tho Consolidated
d.. ! j